The big boss, Angel and feeling fresh after five years.
Samantha A: Is Joss Whedon really as god-like as he seems?
Nay, he is but a man. He’s an incredibly brilliant person and he is frightening in his ability to do a number of different things. I think after seeing him pull off the special episodes he has in the last couple of years he may be ready for god-hood, but so far he still walks on earth and not on water.
Nicholas Turner: The main thrust of your work is on Buffy, but are there any plans for you to write or work on any episodes of Angel this year?
I am not doing as much on Angel because Joss has been doing a little bit less on Buffy this year. He does a little less on the production side, so that’s kept me very, very busy - meaning I do a lot of the editing and music notes. That sort of stuff. So there’s been a little less Joss on Buffy and a little more me. Consequently I don’t do as much on Angel.
Maria Picton: How do you see the Buffy series continuing now the characters are getting older? Do you see them continuing into mid to late twenties, still having interesting scenarios to tackle?
We have said, I think, that Buffy would never go beyond five seasons. Originally Joss’s plan was that at the end of Season Five, Sunnydale was going to get sucked into the Hellmouth and that was going to be the end of it. Obviously, as you know, we’re continuing here in the States, so that didn’t happen.
We also feel really revitalised. We feel that the new shows are still really fresh. As long as we feel the stories we’re telling still feel fresh and fun and interesting, and as long as the people involved want to continue doing it, it could go on for a good long time.
I also see a great deal of spin-off potential. Sometimes I imagine it like the Star Trek franchise. This Buffy might go away but might be replaced by another version.
